Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Gradient NOTD

Haha, I totally did this last week when I had the time and the energy to do it, but here is my first ten-finger gradient manicure!

Want another looksee?

Of course you did.
I used OPI's India Mood for Love as well as Butter London's Billy No Mates. The leftmost pinky is pure India, then I kept adding a drop of grey into a little dish (fine, the lid of a plastic water bottle) and mixed it with an orange stick gradually until I ended up with the dusty grey-pink color on the opposite pinky. The effect is very, very cool when you're holding your hands precisely as shown in the images above. However, once separated:

(This pale hand is like five times more damaged and goopy, I know, but it got really thick really fast. Work quickly, or keep thinner around).

On separate hands, the effect is very subtle. A little too subtle, perhaps? It makes me laugh how the eye perceived a huge distance in color difference between the two thumbs, so I looked like I was wearing hot pink on one hand and dusty pink on another. Nobody could tell what I'd done until I put my fingers together.

Note to self: next time, do separate gradients on both hands.

I've been surprisingly busy lately--want proof? I'm wearing two colors of nail polish right now, and four fingers are massively chipped. I do not yet have time to change it until I finish the final tomorrow morning, and I have a little breathing space while I work on the final essay I'm writing--which is just about half-cooked, but I'd like it to be further developed. I'm a mess. I pat myself on the back when I eat food. I just want this to be over. D:

On the other hand, I've used up both Princesses Rule! And India Mood for Love! And half of Billy No Mates. I've replaced the two (I did say I have to keep using four, hah) with Borghese Almondine and ChG Emerald Sparkle, and I'd love to show swatches soon.

4 comments:

Good luck! You're doing really well with keeping this up. I think I'd go crazy! Haha. I'd love to see your swatches of the Almondine - also, where did you find it? The only place I haven't checked here is at ULTA, and I've recently become obsessed with it, I think I need it.

Nicole: I totally am, but like I said! Two replacement polishes that I'm not sick of yet! Also, I've learned something about myself, which is nice... not what I learned, necessarily, but the fact that I have.

swatches of Almondine should be up early next week or late this week; we shall see. I found mine at Ulta; hope that helps. :)

Stephanie: thanks so much! And swatches of Almondine should be up soon! :)